Bail application of 2 men charged with robbery, rape postponed

JOHANNESBURG - Two men charged with robbing and raping female students in Limpopo will remain behind bars after their bail application was postponed.

Ntsako Mathebula and Tiza Mamatlepa appeared before the Bolobedu Magistrates Court in Limpopo on Monday.

They allegedly committed the crimes at a house accommodating female students in Phalaphadi village earlier this month.

“the students were attacked, four were raped and cell phones robbed. They appeared and the case was postponed until 25 March for formal bail application in Bolobedu Magistrates Court,” said police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng.